A massive surge of illegal immigrants is underway, with newly leaked photos revealing hundreds of immigrant children packed like sardines in detention centers in cities like Phoenix, Arizona and Escondido, California as well as military bases in Texas, California and Oklahoma.

In a recent statement, Arizona Governor, Jan Brewer said “This is a crisis of the federal government’s creation, and the fact that the border remains unsecure – now apparently intentionally - while this operation continues full-steam ahead is deplorable”

The systematic dismantling of the borders and interior security has been in place for years. In 2012, the Obama administration shut down nine Border Patrol stations across four states, triggering a backlash from local law enforcement, members of Congress and Border Patrol agents themselves. Critics of the move warn the closures will undercut efforts to intercept drug and human traffickers in well-traveled corridors north of the U.S.-Mexico border. Though the affected stations are scattered throughout northern and central Texas, and three other states, the coverage areas still see plenty of illegal immigrant activity. One shuttered station in Amarillo, Texas, is right in the middle of the I-40 corridor; another in Riverside, Calif., is outside a major city, Los Angeles. Also shut down were Twin Falls, Idaho and Billings, Montana on the northern borders. U.S. Customs and Border Protection says they closed down the stations in order to reassign agents to high-priority areas closer to the border. However, Bob Dane, Communications Direction of the Federation for American Immigration Reform, said, "It's part of the systematic dismantling of both border and interior enforcement, and it complements the non-enforcement policy of this administration."

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All these closings are done under the guise of supporting immigration reform. It’s like a Fast and Furious Kids Program.Back in December of 2012, a federal judge in Texas accused the Department of Homeland Security of hand-delivering children smuggled into the United States to their illegal immigrant parents.

U.S. District Judge Andrew S. Hanen revealed the practice in a blistering court order . He said the "dangerous" practice is effectively aiding human traffickers and particularly the drug cartels, which run many of these operations. "These actions are both dangerous and unconscionable," he wrote. The judge attempted to lift the curtain on what is happening behind the scenes of the Obama administration's changing approach to immigration enforcement. It has been well-documented that DHS is allowing some illegal immigrants already inside the country to skirt deportation, and particularly those who came to the U.S. as children.But the "conspiracy" outlined by Hanen would take that controversial policy a big step further. He detailed the case of an illegal immigrant parent in Virginia, but used that as an entry point to describe what he suggested was a broader program.Hanen claimed that, in more than one case before his court, immigration officials are arresting human traffickers smuggling children into the U.S. -- and then "delivering the minors to the custody of the parent illegally living in the United States."Further, he said this is simply encouraging risky smuggling operations. Hanen said, "Time and again this court has been told by representatives of the government and the defense that cartels control the entire smuggling process," Hanen wrote. "... the government is not only allowing [illegal immigrants in the U.S.] to fund the illegal and evil activities of these cartels, but is also inspiring them to do so."

He added: "To put this in another context, the DHS policy is as logical as taking illegal drugs or weapons that it has seized from smugglers and delivering them to the criminals who initially solicited their illegal importation/exportation. Legally, this situation is no different."

"This is exactly what's happening," he said, describing how agents "can't keep up" with the number of minors crossing the border, either by themselves or in the custody of smugglers. Crane said immigration officials, then, are tasked with finding a place for the children to go.

"That's what we do now. We babysit kids and change diapers," he said. "It's out of control."

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Vicky Nissen is an East Coast native with a BA in Government and has been active in politics for more than 25 years. She hosted a Talk Radio show, for years, discussing current events with a global audience. She is a political news junkie that writes analyses and commentary on hot issues surrounding the Obama administration. You may contact her at TheSnoopChick@gmail.com.